What are phobias?Homophobia Awareness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvDCqLCdEE

Watch the clip and find out what he has a fear of.

This man has a phobia of….

Something to think about:Why do you think he has this fear??

1 2

3 4

This diagram represents our room. We are going to divide our room into 4 parts. Lets make ourselves familiar with each corner and stand in each corner - ONCE each picture is revealed.

1: If you are scared of spiders stand in ‘1’

2: scared of heights

3: afraid of needles 4: hate snakes

What is PHOBIA??

What do you think a phobia is?

Why do people have phobias?

How can we combat our phobias??

Homophobic BullyingLearning Objective: to understand what

homophobia is and what homophobic bullying is.

Define what homophobic bullying is.

List the effects it can have on people.

Suggest ways in which people can deal with homophobic bullying.

Outcomes…

Definitions(Write on your sheets)

Homosexual Lesbian Homophobia Transgender

Bisexual Heterosexual Gay

How would you define these particular terms?

Transgender Homosexual Lesbian Homophobia Bisexual Heterosexual Gay

Answers in order on your sheet…

Homophobia

But what does this actually mean?

A term used everyday……..

Homophobia is when

People fear GAY PEOPLE.

Something to think about:Are people afraid because they are not really aware?

Questionnaire time…

What is wrong with this statement?

What is the problem with using the word ‘gay’ out of context?

That’s so GAY!

What is homophobic

bullying?

3 minutes in groups to think of…

What could be the effects of

homophobic bullying?

3 minutes in groups to think of…

Why does homophobic bullying

happen?

3 minutes in groups to think of…

1. What should someone do if they are homophobically bullied?

2. How would you react if knew your best friend was being homophobically bullied?

3. Think of ways in which you can challenge homophobia at JC.

Question Advice you would give

Look back to the questionnaire that you filled in.

Reflect on your answers.

Are there any that you are unhappy about? Are there any changes in your own attitude

that you need to make?

Reflection

Define what homophobic bullying is.

List the effects it can have on people.

Suggest ways in which people can deal with homophobic bullying.

Can you…